Iceland: The Quest for Origins

Iceland: The Quest for Origins (2023)

November 20th, 20231h 30min

Documentary, TV Movie
80%

Overview

The fascinating landscape formations of Iceland in the North Atlantic bear witness to the beauty and primal power of nature. They were created through the interaction of powerful volcanic, geological and biological processes that have been changing the face of the earth for billions of years. This is what the Earth might have looked like four billion years ago. Iceland is the realm of ice and fire. Nowhere else is there such a high density of volcanoes. The landscapes, which are continually reshaped by eruptions, make the island a natural laboratory full of clues about the formation and development of the earth. The documentary follows a group of scientists through the most active areas of Iceland, along a mountain range that has emerged from the ocean. On the slopes of the volcanoes, in the fog of the fumaroles and on streams and rivers, the three researchers explore how the first forms of life populated the earth's surface and in what evolutionary steps they took over the earth.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary

Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary


Released on: 2002-02-10
Documentary

Documentarians Andre Heller and Othmar Schmiderer turn their camera on 81-year-old Traudl Junge, who...

Muder´s in the zoo

Muder´s in the zoo


Released on: 2024-03-21
Documentary, Crime, Thriller, Drama

Journalistic chronicle made by Ocelote from the Colima zoo “Ecoparc” that reconstructs the mysteriou...

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'

The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'


Released on: 1999-07-31
Documentary

March of the Penguins

March of the Penguins


Released on: 2005-01-26
Documentary, Family

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their yo...

Bigfoot Witness: The Jason Morse Story

Bigfoot Witness: The Jason Morse Story


Released on: 2022-03-18
Documentary

While out walking his dog, Jason Morse had a visual sighting of a large bipedal creature in the New ...

Over Hawaii

Over Hawaii


Released on: 2011-01-01
Documentary

Go to the Big Island and hover above erupting craters at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, watch flowi...

Wirklich alles?!

Wirklich alles?!


Released on: 2002-11-30
Documentary

The Minimalists: Less Is Now

The Minimalists: Less Is Now


Released on: 2021-01-01
Documentary

They've built a movement out of minimalism. Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodem...

Ritratti: Andrea Zanzotto

Ritratti: Andrea Zanzotto


Released on: 2000-09-01
Documentary

Marco Paolini discusses with poet Andrea Zanzotto about nature, history and language.

THE BOI DOC

THE BOI DOC


Released on: 2020-05-01
Documentary

Watch these important conversations by transgender, GNC, and queer masculine-of-center folx and join...

To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

To the Journey - Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager


Released on: 2024-11-07
Documentary

The documentary explores the legacy of Star Trek: Voyager (1995).

A ház

A ház


Released on: 1975-07-10
Documentary, TV Movie

Modern Life

Modern Life


Released on: 2008-10-29
Documentary

For ten years, Raymond Depardon has followed the lives of farmer living in the mountain ranges. He a...

Our Girls

Our Girls


Released on: 2009-08-14
Documentary

The Icelandic national women's football team has the chance to qualify for the European Championship...

Microcosmos

Microcosmos


Released on: 1996-09-06
Documentary

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...

The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood

The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood


Released on: 2020-12-25
Documentary, Family, Music, TV Movie

This 135-minute documentary offers to reopen this magical parenthesis which has seen the birth of a ...

Modern Noir: The Sights & Sounds of 'Bound'

Modern Noir: The Sights & Sounds of 'Bound'


Released on: 2014-08-18
Documentary

Retrospective featurette included with the 2014 Blu-ray by Arrow Video.

Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano

Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano


Released on: 2014-08-18
Documentary

Retrospective interview with Joe Pantoliano included with the 2014 Blu-ray by Arrow Video.

National Geographic- Iceland River Challenge

National Geographic- Iceland River Challenge


Released on: 1984-01-01
Documentary

A remarkable film from the National Geographic's daring EXPLORER series, ICELAND RIVER CHALLENGE fol...

Femme Fatales with Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly

Femme Fatales with Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly


Released on: 2014-08-18
Documentary

Retrospective interview with Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly included with the 2014 Blu-ray by Arrow...